Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
Tl; DR
- Android 16 Quarterly Platform Release 1 Beta 1 is now available for pixel devices registered in the beta program.
- This new beta construction has expressive aesthetic changes in materials 3, including a new signal resistance bar indicator when using several Sims.
- The double sim resistance indicator is very similar to iOS, with two signal bars on each other, but the main SIM is slightly larger.
With the rise of ESIMS, more and more phones support double SIM connectivity, often combining your main physical SIM card with a secondary ESM, so that you can have two telephone numbers on (possibly) several operators. Not everyone needs to use more than one SIM at a time very often, but this is particularly useful for international travel or work. Currently, Android displays two resistance indicators of the side by side signal, which is not the best layout, but that changes in Android 16.
New double sim signal bars in Android 16 QPR1 BETA 1. (Credit: RBRTXD / REDDIT)
New double sim signal bars without Wi-Fi in Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1. (Credit: RBRTXD / Reddit)
Current double sim signal bars in Android 15. (Credit: Thesedam / Reddit)
Google updates the appearance of signal resistance indicators in the statutory bar of the latest Android 16 version 1 Beta 1. As spotted by the Reddit user RBRTXDThe new icon has two signal bars on each other, the main SIM card high appearing slightly larger than the secondary SIM at the bottom.
This new look is much easier to understand than the previous one, which has two signal resistance icons next to each other without perceptible difference between them. It is also difficult to say the actual level of resistance with the current one, because there is no indicator of separation between the signal bars.
However, it seems that Google removes certain pages from the Apple game book. This new icon of force of the SIM double signal is very much like what is currently in iOS 18, and Google also seems inspired by Apple with the changes of icon of the battery to come.
Despite the fact that Google is inspired by Google Apple, it seems that users mainly welcome this change. Since the discussion of Reddit, users have not been big fans of the previous design, saying that this new look is good and expected for a long time, and saves space in the state bar. Another user said he “seems to be surprised that he has a mobile signal” because he looks like four exclamation brands (!!!!).
